- 29 April 2022
April 12 is a day that the United Nations has so far celebrated as the International Day of Man’s Flight into Space. The general hysteria currently reigning in the world has led to this day not being mentioned in the media. And the reason for the celebration is incredible: on that day, Gagarin flew into space and hinted at a completely new era.
Read the full article- 27 April 2022
Man has consciously lit the first fire long ago, in ancient times. From then until today, we’ve learned that fire is a good servant and a bad master. However, it has always been a fire on earth. With the first flights into space, the question arose as to how fire burns under conditions of zero gravity.
Read the full article- 14 April 2022
What’s so funny about April? In America, this “holiday” has been raised to an even higher level, so it is celebrated as the National Day of Laughter at Work among colleagues and associates.
Read the full article- 11 April 2022
When he observed the starry sky one night in 1573, Tycho Brahe, the greatest observer of the pre-telescope era, saw a completely new star, so he called it: “new star” or in Latin “nova stella”. That name was accepted for all new stars, ie. those that shine in the sky and then slowly fade away.
Read the full article- 5 April 2022
The ‘Raptors’ are a family of Mask’s methane engines, planned for the future ‘Starship’ rocket, which should take part in the exploration of the Moon and the colonization of Mars. The RD-180 is a Russian two-chamber kerosene engine. Until recently, the Russians sold over 120 of these powerful engines for $ 23 million each!
Read the full article- 4 April 2022
Although astronomy is a high-tech science today, it deals with many ancient Greek phrases. One of them is the analemma – an elongated octave curve that shows the position of the Sun in the sky during a year, observed from the same place at the same time.
Read the full article- 30 March 2022
Inventions and a bright mind have always been closely connected to astronomy. This is why we dedicated today’s blog to the most famous telescopes known to mankind!
Read the full article- 29 March 2022
It’s that time of the month again. Let’s memorize some new astronomy terms together!
Read the full article- 24 March 2022
The vertical stabilizers on Soviet’s largest planes (Antonov’s An-22, Tupolev’s Tu-95 and Ilyushin’s Il-76) made it impossible to place bulky cargo on the fuselage. It would create a strong aerodynamic instability that could result in the loss of the aircraft. Care to know what they came up with to solve this grand issue?
Read the full article- 22 March 2022
In June 1989, those attending the famous aeronautical fair Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, were pleasantly surprised. Among the numerous planes that participated in the festival was a very exceptional guest: the space shuttle ‘Buran’ on the back of Antonov’s An-225, the heaviest man-made plane.
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